Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland

China, mainland: Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested was 812,423 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
812,423 ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
980,000 ha
in 2006
All-time low
175,000 ha
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in China, mainland is 812,423 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in China, mainland peaked at 980,000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 175,000 ha, in 1970.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 490,000 ha
1962 350,000 ha -28.6%
1963 300,000 ha -14.3%
1964 270,000 ha -10.0%
1965 270,000 ha +0.0%
1966 260,000 ha -3.7%
1967 260,000 ha +0.0%
1968 255,000 ha -1.9%
1969 255,000 ha +0.0%
1970 175,000 ha -31.4%
1971 200,000 ha +14.3%
1972 195,000 ha -2.5%
1973 215,000 ha +10.3%
1974 205,000 ha -4.7%
1975 215,000 ha +4.9%
1976 215,000 ha +0.0%
1977 225,000 ha +4.7%
1978 235,000 ha +4.4%
1979 230,000 ha -2.1%
1980 230,000 ha +0.0%
1981 250,000 ha +8.7%
1982 276,000 ha +10.4%
1983 280,000 ha +1.4%
1984 285,000 ha +1.8%
1985 288,000 ha +1.1%
1986 290,000 ha +0.7%
1987 295,000 ha +1.7%
1988 298,000 ha +1.0%
1989 300,000 ha +0.7%
1990 305,000 ha +1.7%
1991 310,000 ha +1.6%
1992 290,000 ha -6.5%
1993 370,000 ha +27.6%
1994 430,000 ha +16.2%
1995 455,000 ha +5.8%
1996 530,000 ha +16.5%
1997 580,000 ha +9.4%
1998 600,000 ha +3.4%
1999 650,000 ha +8.3%
2000 734,000 ha +12.9%
2001 780,000 ha +6.3%
2002 822,000 ha +5.4%
2003 850,000 ha +3.4%
2004 900,000 ha +5.9%
2005 950,000 ha +5.6%
2006 980,000 ha +3.2%
2007 750,000 ha -23.5%
2008 700,600 ha -6.6%
2009 737,200 ha +5.2%
2010 760,000 ha +3.1%
2011 736,130 ha -3.1%
2012 775,270 ha +5.3%
2013 786,810 ha +1.5%
2014 802,807 ha +2.0%
2015 788,413 ha -1.8%
2016 784,453 ha -0.5%
2017 784,118 ha -0.0%
2018 780,899 ha -0.4%
2019 782,998 ha +0.3%
2020 786,485 ha +0.4%
2021 808,948 ha +2.9%
2022 822,383 ha +1.7%
2023 805,939 ha -2.0%
2024 812,423 ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 301,111 ha 255,000 ha 490,000 ha 9
1970s 211,000 ha 175,000 ha 235,000 ha 10
1980s 279,200 ha 230,000 ha 300,000 ha 10
1990s 452,000 ha 290,000 ha 650,000 ha 10
2000s 820,380 ha 700,600 ha 980,000 ha 10
2010s 778,190 ha 736,130 ha 802,807 ha 10
2020s 807,236 ha 786,485 ha 822,383 ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 813,704 ha compare
  2. 3 India 683,138 ha compare
  3. 4 Egypt 60,350 ha compare
  4. 5 Guinea 59,398 ha compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in China, mainland?
Eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in China, mainland was 812,423 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 980,000 ha in 2006.
What is the lowest eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 175,000 ha in 1970.
How does China, mainland rank for eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Is eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/eggplants-aubergines-area-harvested/china-mainland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/eggplants-aubergines-area-harvested/china-mainland/">Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in China, mainland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
137 places, 6,491 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.